
Ep. 44 - The Epoch Times
08/02/21 • 71 min
WE ARE BACK! On this episode, we take a deep dive into The Epoch Times, a far-right newspaper with cultish origins. We also discuss the latest controversy around Simone Biles, conservatives cancelling even more things, the latest news around COVID, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Covid-19 Updates: What We Know About the C.D.C.’s New Mask Guidance for Vaccinated People
- 2 LGBTQ Books Pulled From Elmbrook Schools After Daily Wire Story
- Whitefish Bay's library removed a sign addressing systemic racism after community complaints, including from a former Milwaukee Buck
- WI GOP candidate for governor called for “Good Christian patriots to take over”
- Epoch Times Bias and Reliability
- Epoch Times revenue soared on Trump conspiracies
- Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times
- Facebook bans ads from The Epoch Times after huge pro-Trump buy
WE ARE BACK! On this episode, we take a deep dive into The Epoch Times, a far-right newspaper with cultish origins. We also discuss the latest controversy around Simone Biles, conservatives cancelling even more things, the latest news around COVID, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Covid-19 Updates: What We Know About the C.D.C.’s New Mask Guidance for Vaccinated People
- 2 LGBTQ Books Pulled From Elmbrook Schools After Daily Wire Story
- Whitefish Bay's library removed a sign addressing systemic racism after community complaints, including from a former Milwaukee Buck
- WI GOP candidate for governor called for “Good Christian patriots to take over”
- Epoch Times Bias and Reliability
- Epoch Times revenue soared on Trump conspiracies
- Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times
- Facebook bans ads from The Epoch Times after huge pro-Trump buy
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Ep. 43 - The Dark History of Indigenous Residential Schools
On this episode, we discuss the latest news of the newly uncovered unmarked graves found near indigenous residential schools in Canada and take a deep dive into their dark history. We also talk about the Trump Organization's CFO being indicted, Tucker Carlson accusing the NSA of spying on him, Trump attacking the Wisconsin GOP, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Trump Organization, CFO indicted on tax fraud charges
- DeSantis signs law requiring college faculty, students to take surveys on beliefs
- Tucker Carlson says 'Biden administration is spying' on him
- NSA refutes Tucker Carlson spying allegation
- Wisconsin GOP leaders say Trump is 'misinformed' after the former president claimed they are hiding election corruption
- Conservative high court upholds state voting restrictions
- More graves are found at Canadian schools for the indigenous
- Four Catholic churches burned down on native land in Canada in last week amid residential school uproar
- Pope Francis to meet with survivors of Canada's notorious Indigenous schools amid demands for apology
- On January 3, 1895, nineteen leaders from the Hopi tribe were imprisoned on Alcatraz Island, a prison in the San Francisco Bay, on charges of sedition for opposing the U.S. government's program of forced education and assimilation.
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Ep. 45 - The Taliban Takes Afghanistan
We are sorry for missing last week! We maaaaay have not saved our recorded episode, BUT WE ARE BACK... AGAIN! On this episode, we dive into the chaos surrounding what is happening in Afghanistan. We also talk about Andrew Cuomo resigning, the Senate approving the bipartisan infrastructure bill, how COVID continues to get worse, and Mike Lindell's cybersecurity conspiracy bonanza. If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote
- New Zealand announces it's locking down the entire country ... over one Covid case
- COVID-19 Booster Shots Will Roll Out In September In The U.S.
- REPORT OF INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO
- Covid surge prompts one Florida county to ask residents to use 911 sparingly
- Florida rep. Matt Gaetz mocks Delta variant of COVID-19 as state sets new case, hospitalization records
- DeSantis Expands Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Clinics
- Afghan president Ghani flees the country as the Taliban moves on Kabul
- Timeline of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
- Trump’s deal with the Taliban, explained
- Afghanistan’s military collapse: Illicit deals and mass desertions
- Washington Post: The Afghanistan Papers
- Remarks by President Biden on Afghanistan
- Full transcript of ABC News' George Stephanopoulos' interview with President Joe Biden
- How the Right Wing Is Using Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal to Start a New Culture War
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